do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7950 — EGB/GP) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic money, financial services, merger control








C_2016103EN.01000501.xml










18.3.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7950 — EGB/GP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 103/05)






1.


On 10 March 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Česká spořitelna, a.s. (‘CSAS’, the Czech Republic); Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. (‘SLSP’, Slovakia) and Banca Comercială Română S.A. (‘BCR’, Romania), belonging to the Erste Group Bank AG (‘EGB’, Austria) on one hand, and Global Payments Inc. (‘GP’, United States) on the other, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Global Payments s.r.o. (‘the JV’) by way of transfer of assets and purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   EGB: provision of banking, financial services and payment services including merchant acquiring services in Central and Eastern Europe,
—   GP: provision of card payment processing services, including merchant acquiring services in the EEA, and also globally,
—   JV: provision of merchant acquiring services in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7950 — EGB/GP, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 58/2016 of 18 March 2016 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1888]
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, basic needs, data collection, income, living conditions, marginalisation, revision of an agreement, socially disadvantaged class, statistical method




L_2017270EN.01002801.xml










19.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/28








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 58/2016
of 18 March 2016
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1888]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2256 of 4 December 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target primary variables (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 18m (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32015 R 2256: Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2256 of 4 December 2015 (OJ L 321, 5.12.2015, p. 12).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2015/2256 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 19 March 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 321, 5.12.2015, p. 12.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-107/16: Action brought on 18 March 2016 — Airhole Facemasks v EUIPO — sindustrysurf (AIRHOLE FACE MASKS YOU IDIOT)
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016175EN.01001802.xml










17.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 175/18





Action brought on 18 March 2016 — Airhole Facemasks v EUIPO — sindustrysurf (AIRHOLE FACE MASKS YOU IDIOT)
(Case T-107/16)
(2016/C 175/22)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Airhole Facemasks, Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (represented by: A. Michaels, Barrister and S. Barker, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: sindustrysurf, SL (Trapagaran, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark in black and white containing the word elements ‘AIRHOLE FACE MASKS YOU IDIOT’ — EU trade mark No 9 215 427

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18/01/2016 in Case R 2547/2014-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


reverse the contested decision, and declare the EUTM invalid in its entirety, or alternatively annul the contested decision;










—


order sindustrysurf, SL to pay the applicant’s costs of this appeal and of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal and to pay the costs ordered to be paid by the Cancellation Division.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(3) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 52(1)(b)of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 53(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case F-16/16: Action brought on 18 March 2016 — ZZ v EUIPO
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: pay, pay scale, promotion, servant (EU)








C_2016191EN.01005202.xml










30.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/52





Action brought on 18 March 2016 — ZZ v EUIPO
(Case F-16/16)
(2016/C 191/76)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision not to include the applicant on the list of officials promoted in the 2015 promotion exercise.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the defendant’s decision of 24/07/2015 not to promote the applicant to the next grade (AST 8) in the defendant’s 2015 promotion procedure by not including the name of the applicant on the list of officials promoted in the 2015 promotion exercise issued 24/07/2015;










—


Order the defendant to pay the procedural costs.
Case T-589/15: Order of the General Court of 18 March 2016 — Eurorail v Commission and INEA
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, carriage of goods, contractual liability, executive agency, financial aid, interest, rail transport, reimbursement of aid, trans-European network, transport network








C_2016165EN.01002103.xml










10.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/21





Order of the General Court of 18 March 2016 — Eurorail v Commission and INEA
(Case T-589/15) (1)

(2016/C 165/28)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 27, 25.1.2016.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 41/2016 of 18 March 2016 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1871]
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, EU control, European Economic Area, customs, customs inspection, import (EU), revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




L_2017270EN.01000101.xml










19.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/1








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 41/2016
of 18 March 2016
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1871]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1997 of 5 November 2015 amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the lists of border inspection posts and veterinary units in Traces (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 39 (Commission Decision 2009/821/EC) in Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32015 D 1997: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1997 of 5 November 2015 (OJ L 291, 7.11.2015, p. 6).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1997 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 19 March 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 291, 7.11.2015, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2016 of 18 March 2016 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1883]
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, harmonisation of standards, radio telecommunications, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technical standard, transmission network, waveband




L_2017270EN.01002201.xml










19.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/22








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 53/2016
of 18 March 2016
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1883]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2014/702/EU of 7 October 2014 amending Decision 2007/131/EC on allowing the use of the radio spectrum for equipment using ultra-wideband technology in a harmonised manner in the Community (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Point 5cw (Commission Decision 2007/131/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following text is added:

                              ‘The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Iceland and Norway shall be exempted from allowing the use of the 6,0 to 8,5 GHz band by equipment using ultra-wideband technology onboard aircraft.’;










(2)


the following indent is added:






‘—



32014 D 0702: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/702/EU of 7 October 2014 (OJ L 293, 9.10.2014, p. 48).’.










Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision 2014/702/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 19 March 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 293, 9.10.2014, p. 48.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016103EN.01000101.xml










18.3.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 March 2016
(2016/C 103/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1311 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,28 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4553 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78218 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2935 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0959 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4768 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,044 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2895 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4776 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2366 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4828 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4701 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7744 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6555 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5314 




KRW


South Korean won


1 312,85 




ZAR


South African rand


17,4138 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3317 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5353 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 749,54 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5917 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,385 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,3560 




THB


Thai baht


39,351 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1438 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,8183 




INR


Indian rupee


75,3790 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-501/13: Judgment of the General Court of 18 March 2016 — Karl-May-Verlag v OHIM — Constantin Film Produktion (WINNETOU) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark WINNETOU — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Principles of autonomy and independence of the Community trade mark — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual production, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016156EN.01003301.xml










2.5.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/33






Judgment of the General Court of 18 March 2016 — Karl-May-Verlag v OHIM — Constantin Film Produktion (WINNETOU)
(Case T-501/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark WINNETOU - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 52(1) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Principles of autonomy and independence of the Community trade mark - Obligation to state reasons))
(2016/C 156/42)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Karl-May-Verlag GmbH, formerly Karl May Verwaltungs- und Vertriebs- GmbH (Bamberg, Germany) (represented by: M. Pejman and M. Brenner, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by A. Pohlmann, and subsequently by M. Fischer, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Constantin Film Produktion GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Baronikians and S. Schmidt, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 July 2013 (Case R 125/2012-1), concerning invalidity proceedings between Constantin Film Produktion GmbH and Karl-May Verwaltungs- und Vertriebs- GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 9 July 2013 (Case R 125/2012-1) in so far as it rejected the application for a declaration of invalidity;










2.


Orders OHIM to bear, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by Karl-May-Verlag GmbH;










3.


Orders Constantin Film Produktion GmbH to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 336, 16.11.2013.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 65/2016 of 18 March 2016 amending Protocol 47 (on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1895]
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, grape, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, vineyard, vinification, viticulture, wine




L_2017270EN.01003601.xml










19.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/36








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 65/2016
of 18 March 2016
         
amending Protocol 47 (on the abolition of technical barriers to trade in wine) to the EEA Agreement [2017/1895]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1271/2014 of 28 November 2014 authorising an increase of the limits for the enrichment of wine produced using the grapes harvested in 2014 from certain wine grape varieties in certain wine-growing regions or a part thereof (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding wine. Legislation regarding wine shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the seventh paragraph of the introduction to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 13 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 172/2013) of Appendix 1 to Protocol 47 to the EEA Agreement:







‘14.



32014 R 1271: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1271/2014 of 28 November 2014 authorising an increase of the limits for the enrichment of wine produced using the grapes harvested in 2014 from certain wine grape varieties in certain wine-growing regions or a part thereof (OJ L 344, 29.11.2014, p. 10).’.







Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1271/2014 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 19 March 2016, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 March 2016.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Claude MAERTEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 344, 29.11.2014, p. 10.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2016-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2016103EN.01000201.xml










18.3.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/2





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2016/C 103/02)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Lithuania


Subject of commemoration
: The Baltic culture


Description of the design
: The design shows an amber disc, one of the most characteristic symbols of the Baltic culture. The disc is decorated with a crosspiece of drilled dots — an ornament symbolising the world’s axis. At the top is the name of the issuing country ‘LIETUVA’, flanked by the mint mark and the year of issuance ‘2016’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: First half of 2016


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).